Vitamin C (album)

Vitamin C
Studio album by
Vitamin C
ReleasedAugust 31, 1999
Recorded1998–1999
GenrePop
Length47:27
LabelElektra
Producer
  • Josh Deutsch
  • Garry Hughes
Vitamin C chronology
Vitamin C
(1999) 		More
(2001)
Singles from Vitamin C
  1. "Smile"
    Released: June 8, 1999[1]
  2. "Me, Myself & I"
    Released: October 19, 1999[2]
  3. "Graduation (Friends Forever)"
    Released: March 7, 2000[3]

Vitamin C is the debut studio album by pop singer Vitamin C, released in 1999. Initially failing to chart, the album later became a success, climbing the Billboard 200 to number 29.[4] It was certified as gold and later certified platinum by the RIAA.[5]

The album spawned two hits, the gold-selling top 20 hit "Smile"[6] and the top 40 hit "Graduation (Friends Forever)". The album features guest appearances by Lady Saw, Count Bass D, and Waymon Boone. On the track "Fear of Flying", Vitamin C samples the Clash's "The Magnificent Seven".[7] The Japanese edition features the bonus track "The Only One".

  1. ^ Bell, Carrie (July 17, 1999). "Elektra's Vitamin C Gives Pop a Twist". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 29. pp. 12, 16.
  2. ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1321. October 15, 1999. pp. 132, 139.
  3. ^ "Gavin Top 40/Rhythm Crossover: Impact Dates". Gavin Report. No. 2293. February 25, 2000. p. 8.
  4. ^ "Vitamin C Chart history: Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  5. ^ "RIAA Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  6. ^ "Vitamin C Gold single for "Smile" as certified by the RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  7. ^ "Vitamin C: Vitamin C : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 21, 2007. Retrieved September 17, 2017.